April 29, 2019 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Media Economics, Recent •
by Alexandra Borchardt
There’s a clear irony in engaging in a lively debate about the impact of big tech companies on journalism as part of a festival largely financed by Google and Facebook. The recent International Journalism Festival in Perugia offered more...
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August 16, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Free media are not “the enemy of the people” – and that is precisely why they are under attack from powerful politicians all over the world. To fight back, the media must confront their attackers – and gain and retain people’s...
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September 12, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management •
by Caroline Lees and Hannah Anson
National newspapers in the UK are mostly written by male journalists, even though women make up nearly half of the profession. The majority of news, business and comment articles are written by men and there are significantly more...
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June 22, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by David Levy
Audiences are dissatisfied with the quality of news and comment generally, and on social media in particular, the sixth Digital News Report reveals. The report, from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, is based on an online...
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June 8, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics, Short stories •
by Michael Getler
The recent news that The New York Times is eliminating the position of Public Editor—sometimes called an ombudsman, or reader’s representative—is sad but not at all surprising. Not too long ago, back in the 1980s, there were more...
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May 16, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Newsroom Management •
by Thomas Schmidt
Imagine you’re a journalist in 2027. You get in your self-driving car and while your personal virtual assistant reads you the headlines, the car’s sensors detect a deterioration in air quality. A quick statistical analysis...
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August 21, 2015 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Increasing numbers of consumers are using social media platforms to access news according to recent research. One study, by the Pew Research Centre, found that in 2015 the majority (63%) of Facebook and Twitter users sourced news via those...
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June 4, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Philip Di Salvo
“Herr Blatter. Have you ever taken a bribe?” This was a tense moment in the early relationship between Andrew Jennings, an investigative journalist, and FIFA officials. Jennings asked the question during Sepp Blatter’s...
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August 21, 2013 •
Media Economics •
by Tina Bettels
As soon as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos announced his acquisition of the Washington Post, people began asking why he had done it. What will the man who said there would be no printed newspapers in 20 years do with one of the most respected...
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